Weather-strip.



A. C. TAYLOR. WEATHER'STRIP. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27I 1916.

Patented Apr. 24,1917.

AIKEN C. TAYLOR, OF RIGHMON D,

VIRGINIA ASSIGN OR 01? NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

TO EMANUEL SUMMERFIELD,

. Patented Alon-24, 1917.

arge'd detail sectional view Fig. 3 is an enl Application'fi1ed-June27,1916. Serial No. 106,184. To all :wkom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AIKEN C. TAYLOR,

the art to which it appertains to m ke and use the same.

TlllS invention relates to aweather strip. ob

je ct-of theinvention resides in the provision of'animprovedmetallicweather strip which will efi'ectlvely prevent the passage of the weatherbetween the window frame and the'sash. I

A further object of the invention resides in so construct g the stripthat it may be appliedto both the frame and the sash without removingthe latter from the former.

A still further object of the invention resides in so constructingthedevice that a weather-tight joint will be maintained irrespective ofwhether or shrink. I

A Still further object of the invention resides in so constructingthestrip thatit may be applied without materiallyaltering the presentconstruction of the frame and without altering in any waytheconstruction of the sash such as cutting or grooving the same.'

A still further object ofthe invention resi es in so constructing the'device that'the rattling of the Window will beeffectively preventedirrespective of whether the'sash are raised or lowered.

A still further'object of the invention resides in the provision ofeffectively drain-the water from the sash and prevent its entry beneaththe lower sash.

not the sash should In the drawing:

Figure '1 is a vertical i sectional view through a window frame withthesa'shin a strip which will,

' I length than the widths edges 14 of siliency. It is to be takenthrough the sash and frame and show ing the manner in which the strip onthe sash cooperates withthe metallic bead and how the latter cooperateswith the frame; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view looking at the lowercorner of the frame and the lower sash, parts thereof being broken awayto clearly disclose the'strip on the sash;

Fig. 5 is a detail of the stripping used to seal the joint between thelower rail of the outer sash and the upper rail of the inner sash, and

Fig.6 is a detail of the stripping used to seail1 the joint at the lowerend of the lower sas In the drawing,'I have illustrated a por tion -of awindow frame 1' and upper and l'owersash 2 and 3 respectively. The frame1 is of the usual form having stops 4 and 5 at its inner and outer edgesand having a groove 6 extending longitudinally thereof for the receptionof the bead which separates the sash.

so as to effectively guide the sash and the sides 8'of the bead arelocated .in slight spaced relation/to the sides of the grooves 6'leaving spaces 11. These beads are secured in' position within thegrooves 6 by' means of' screws 12 surrounding which are sleeves 13 which"are of slightly greater ofthe sides 8 'so' that when the Inner ends ofthese sleeves bear against the bottomsf the grooves 6 the the sides 8will be in slight spaced relation to the said bottoms and consequentlyfree to move by virtue of their renoted that this bead may be applied tothe frame of the types lutely weather-tight joint between the frame andthe lower rail used at the present time without necessitating the changeof construction of the frame other than the removal of the presentwooden beads and without necessitating the removal of the sash. Securedto the inner face of the upper sash and to the outer face of the lowersash are flat metallic strips 15 which project beyond the sides of thesash and into the spaces 11 between the sides 8 of the beads and thesides of the grooves 6. The inner edges of these strips 15 are slightlyupset so that when the strips are attached to the sash the upset edgeswill bite into the rails-of the sash and form a tight joint.

The resilient sides 8 of the beads 7 will force the strips 15 tightlyinto contact with the sides of the grooves 6 so that an absois formed.It is to be noted in this connection that even if the sash shrink sothat the strips 15 are withdrawn from the spaces 11 to a slight extentthe resilient sides of the beads 7 will continue to force the strips 15into contact with the sides of the grooves 6 so that the weathertightjoint will be maintained.

In the drawing I have illustrated the weather strip as applied to thesides and top of the frame and have illustrated a convenient form ofstrip for sealing the joint between the lower rail of the outer sash andthe upper rail of the inner sash. I have further illustrated a strip forsealing the joint of the inner sash which includes a portion 16 which issecured to the frame and extends upwardly at right angles thereto and aportion 17 which is secured to the lower rail of the inner sash and isbent outwardly so as to receive the upwardly extending portion 16. Thiswill form an effective joint and will not only prevent the entrance ofthe weather but, because of the peculiar formation of the portion 17,will shed the water.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a weather strip which includesessentially beads carried by the frame and strips carried by the sashboth of which may be put in place without necessitating the removal ofthe sash from the frame or any change in the frame or sash whatsoeverwith the exception of the removal of the dividing bead from the frameand the substitution of my improved bead therefor. Furthermore I haveprovided a device which will at all times, irrespective of the positionof the sash, due to shrinkage,; form a perfectly weather-tightjoint.Furthermorelhaveprovided an article of manufacture which may be cheaplyand easily manufactured and which may be installed by a layman with onlythe ordinary skill.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of myinvention, it has merely been for the sake of convenience and I do notwish to be limited to that pa ticular embodiment as it is obvious thatnumerous changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of theappended claims.

That I claim is 1. The combination with a window frame having a beadgroove therein and a sash, of a bead having a resilient freely movableside located in the bead groove of the frame and a strip secured to thesash and engaging the *esilient side of the bead and being pressed intoengagement with the adjacent side of the groove by said bead.

2. The combination with a window frame having a fixed face extendinginwardly of the-frame, of a bead having a resilient freely movable faceopposed to said rigid face of the frame, a sash slidable in the frameand a strip carried by the sash and engaged frictionally between saidrigid face of the frame and the resilient face of the bead.

3. The combination with a window frame having a bead groove therein, ofa parting bead mounted in said groove and having resilient divergingsides located within the groove in spaced relation to the sides thereof,a sash at each side of the parting bead, each sash having a stripthereon projecting into the groove in the frame between thecorresponding sides of the bead and groove and engaging the said sidesof the bead and the side of the groove.

1. The combination with a window frame having a bead groove therein, ofa bead mounted in said groove and having resilient sides, the bead beingof lesser width than the groove, a sash at each side of the bead hav-'ing a strip thereon which extends into the groove between the bead andthe corresponding side of the groove, the thickness of the strip beinggreater than each space between the corresponding side of the bead andthe side of the groove.

5. A parting bead for window frames in- ,cluding a body portion U'shapedin cross section and having resilient sides, screws extending throughthe bead between the sides thereof and sleeves encircling the screws,which sleeves are of greater lengths than the widths of the sides.

6. The combination with a window frame having a bead groove therein, ofa bead, U- shaped in cross section, mounted on the frame and having itssides extending into the groove in spaced relation to the sides thereofand terminating in spaced relation to the bottom of the groove, screwspassing through said head and engaging the frame of a bead including aresilient plate carried by and extending inwardly of the frame, Intestimony whereof, I aflix my signasaid frame having a fixed faceextending intime, in the presence of tWo Witnesses wardly thereof andatan angle to the plate a sash slidably mounted in the frame and AIKENTAYLOR a strip carried by the sash and extending be- Witnesses:

tween and in contact with the resilient bead CHAS. E. SPIZER,

plate and said fixed face of the frame. E. P. SUMMIERFIELD.

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